"Stranger in Possum Meadows" feels like it was made by a bunch of people phoning it in on their last day before retirement. The main character is a 10ish-year-old boy named Danny, who can't seem to decide if his accent is American or Canadian. He lives with his mom/mum in what is supposed to be a remote rural area, despite the nearby high-rise building clearly seen in the establishing shot of their home. While wandering alone through the woods one day, Danny meets an unusual middle-aged man, and does pretty much the opposite of what his mother taught him. To Danny's credit, the man is not offering candy or a ride in a windowless van.
The rest of the story falls somewhere between a soap opera and an after-school special, with some perfunctory sci-fi thrown in. Steve Kanaly's performance as the mystery man makes this episode just barely watchable.